alling all guests of Newport City Radio, participants of open mic nights, bands and solo musicians who have any association with Newport and the surrounding areas. The run up to our 2017 Live Music Awards has started and we are excited to tell you that entries are now invited for the Newport City Radio Song Competition

If you have written a song or have been thinking about it, now is the time to get it ready to be heard by our presenters and listeners. Here's what you need to know:

• The competition is open to all ages.

• Songs must be complete and recorded to a good enough quality for radio play.

• Recordings should be emailed to Newport City Radio,preferably in wav format.

• Songs may be performed by the writer/s or by an artist of their choice.

• Entries with bad language or offensive content will not be accepted.

• All contributors to the writing of the song must be named.

• The closing date for entries is at midnight on July 31st 2017.

• Our web services team will add songs to the Newport City Radio website where visitors will be invited to listen and vote for their favourite entry.

• After the closing date, a shortlist of finalists will be invited to come to Newport City Radio studio to take part in a show.

The winning song and songwriter/s will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday 1st October 2017, 3 - 6pm at Neon Lounge, Newport.

Author: Kym Frederick

Kym is Newport City Radio's mother hen. Every week she turns up to our team meeting with a selection of tasty cakes and she makes a mean cup of tea!

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